"A Virginia Highland favorite for over 30 years, Dark Horse Tavern is divey, dark (obvi), and hosts live band karaoke. A friend from the Midwest recalls her experience here on a visit to Atlanta over a decade ago. “I was in the middle of a breakup with a man 16 years older than me, and I was hammering some sweet and fruity mixed drink, like a Long Island iced tea. I cried, then went home with someone,” she said, which sometimes is all you need to snap out of it." - Allison Ramirez